On Friday evening Phil Haydon and Joe Lazzari received the Mass Bay second place award for offshore sailing in the shorthanded division. This is an award based on points accumulated during the 2019 season during overnight races. The shorthanded class is a maximum of two sailors on board for the races. This prestigious award is the capstone to a great opening season of our Sail For Epilepsy events.
Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, Tufts School of Medicine
Among Phil’s extensive list of scientific discoveries is the identification of key roles for non-neuronal cells of the brain in information processing and learning and memory, the mechanism by which these cells drive sleep after a period of sleep deprivation, as well as key discoveries in the field of epilepsy. His work has led to the formation of multiple biotech companies including GliaCure, which held clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, and Naveris, which has developed a diagnostic for certain types of viral induced cancers that are currently widely in use in Medical Centers throughout North America. Phil is also an accomplished short-handed sailor and in 2024 was the overall winner in the double-handed division of the Newport Bermuda Race.